The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta recently launched Community Campaign 2010, a viral fundraising campaign that hopes to use the dollars raised to aid the most vulnerable among us, ensure that Jewish culture and traditions live on, and strengthen the. Tags: Fundraising Tips Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Viral Fundraising MORE

Here’s what he says about creating successful viral videos … something most nonprofits have attempted to do by now: “There are no rules for making a viral video. But all viral videos give the user a reason to pass it on. Think of your (hopefully) viral messaging in that way. Ricky Van Veen started College Humor in his dorm room. The website now has 10,000,000 unique visitors a month, and his company produces TV shows, films, live tours and books. MORE

Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Third Party Fundraising Viral Fundraising WalkathonsThe most effective peer to peer fundraiser asks the right people, makes the ask in person, on the phone or by email, and asks more than once. Fundraising is personal and is done on the ground. If you think, posting. MORE

Durrette Consulting has created some good viral fundraising campaigns that can be found here: [link] Also available at the link above is a brief explanation of viral fundraising. Key takeaways include: Viral fundraising campaigns can take many forms and are. Tags: Fundraising Tips Viral Fundraising MORE

Fundraising Tips Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Third Party Fundraising Viral FundraisingAudubon Society Chapters across the United States rely on their annual Bird-a-thons for fundraising and community building. Teams of people set out to identify as many species of bird as they can over a designated time frame. At the same. MORE

Marketing maven Seth Godin has reviewed four recent viral ‘phenoms’ … suggesting what can be learned form each. I’m hopeful that good causes and complicated ideas benefit from rapid viral spread among strangers moving forward. One of them is the Kony video, presented by Invisible Children, currently at about 72 million views. MORE

’ series, though, is to make your video brief, friendly, perhaps a bit off-kilter, and don’t worry about whether the video goes viral. ” (For further details see SocialLens’s 2009 report on the success of the viral strategy). Viral can’t be planned. MORE

” We discussed three recent social justice/action issues that went viral: Komen/Planned Parenthood (full disclosure: Stephanie and I worked together on the #takebackthepink effort in reaction to Komen’s decision), KONY 2012 , Trayvon Martin. MORE

The infographic lists examples of social media campaigns for charity that “went viral”: Random Acts. Are you sick of trying to persuade social media naysayers that the tools can actually accomplish some good in the world? Show them this great infographic by Bluehost. MORE

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Marshall University has added a viral fundraising campaign to its development portfolio. Tags: Alumni Fundraising Fundraising Tips Online Fundraising Viral Fundraising The newly launched campaign is called Give to Marshall and can be viewed online here: [link] The goals of the campaign are to: raise funds in support of. MORE

How does a small nonprofit go viral and capture attention on the national stage? I set out to learn the answer from a Network for Good customer that has achieved the biggest exposure opportunity any business, organization, or individual could hope for: a commercial spot during the Super Bowl MORE

Fellow cause marketers, wouldn’t you like a dollar for every time someone told you to ‘make it go viral?’ The beauty and frustration of virality is that you never know what will catch on. We may not be able to make things go viral by sheer force of will, but Jonah Berger has a few ideas about how to engineer messages and campaigns that are more likely to spread. by Kate Olsen, VP of Strategic Projects at Network for Good @Kate4Good. MORE

Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Viral Fundraising Walkathon software WalkathonsSummer is officially here and for many organizations, that means it is finally fundraising season. So many of our clients rely on a major annual fundraising Walk or Run to raise money for their vital programs. Since we have been. MORE

Have you ever looked at an online video and wished you could make a viral video for your nonprofit? Have you ever wondered what effect a viral video campaign could have on your nonprofit’s visibility? Here are 5 steps to a successful viral video campaign. MORE

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The video is very long, 30 minutes, on an obscure topic and was an instant viral sensation. In Matterness, I discuss the need for organizations to shift their thinking from viral videos to action cascades. A viral video is a stand alone event. Max Siderov took the viral video of Karen Klein being bullied on a school bus outside of Rochester and turned it into an action cascade by raising money for Karen on Indiegogo. MORE

Viral marketing is the holy grail of online salesmanship. Having a product, game, or website go viral… that is, be passed on and promoted by word of mouth, personal e-mail forwards, and social media recommendations… is the quickest, cheapest way to spread the message about your product or service. The benefits of viral marketing don’t stop with online retailers, however. 10,000 asks don’t go viral. $10 The same is true for your viral fundraising effort. MORE

As Peter Panepento shared on our blog a couple of weeks ago , going viral isn’t always a good thing. And speaking of trying to go viral, Michelle Linn at Content Marketing Institute pleads for us to Stop the Checklist Mentality: Why You May Not Need a New Video, Podcast or Infographic. MORE

A few days ago, I posted some advice regarding creating online videos deserving of viral success. Here are two examples of such videos. The first comes from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and deals with the Gulf oil spill. I think you’ll find this video moving … but I’ll let it speak for itself on that score.*. But additionally, this video isn’t just hanging out there. MORE

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Viral fundraising campaigns are becoming vital components of nonprofit fundraising portfolios. The Darling Home for Kids, [link] in Milton, Ontario started a viral fundraising campaign using SWEET software to. Tags: Viral Fundraising And it's not just in the form of walkathons and events. MORE

Free Resources for Nonprofits Marathon Fundraising Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Viral Fundraising Walkathon software [link] [link] [link] From the "if its too good to be true it is" files, many charities depending on Give to the Max day in Minnesota were left to fend for themselves when Razoo''s donation web service crashed. Razoo, which. MORE

Free Resources for Nonprofits Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Triathlon Fundraising Software Viral FundraisingIt's always nice to spotlight our clients who make the most of their event with the SWEET Fundraising Software for A-thons. JRunners ([link] did just that in a recent 5K Race ([link] where they raised over $90,000 for Our Place. MORE

Today I’ve got a particularly useful, pithy guest post from Darian Rodriguez Heyman on the elusive concept of “going viral.” And to thank you for being a great person, I offer you a FREE GIVEAWAY: I will send a free copy of Darian’s book to the first three people to post comments about “going viral” here on my blog. So what’s the secret to unlocking the “Kevin Bacon effect,” AKA viral marketing? MORE

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He’s got some great tips on positioning your fundraising appeal to go viral! Viral marketing is the holy grail of online salesmanship. Having a product, game, or website go viral…that is, be passed on and promoted by word of mouth, personal e-mail forwards, and social media recommendations…is the quickest, cheapest way to spread the message about your product or service. The benefits of viral marketing don’t stop with online retailers, however. MORE

Yet today also is the day possibly the 75 millionth person watches the viral video phenomenon ‘Kony 2012′ The video tells the moving story of Joseph Kony of Uganda who was certainly known (7-8 years ago) for kidnapping boys and forcing them to serve in his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and the viral video campaign by Invisible Children to raise money and awareness to have him brought to justice. Why has it gone viral? But will it hold up to scrutiny? MORE

“Going viral” isn’t really something you can predict. Why can’t we go viral like that?”. You can explain that there are essentially two ways to go viral. These groups went viral alright — and it hurt their images and their balance sheets in devastating ways. MORE

Last Thursday, Invisible Children released their tepidly anticipated sequel to the stunningly viral video Kony 2012 (over 100 million views). But if those nonprofits also have surreptitious plans, the very buzz of social media and viral popularity might also out those plans. MORE

Started by 29-year-old Peter Frates and his friend Pat Quinn, both living with ALS , the awareness and fundraising campaign has gone viral and seems poised to take over the entire Facebook News Feed. What does this campaign have that makes it so successful and so viral? MORE

The Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania (SBAWP) recently launched "Light up a Life," a viral fundraising campaign. Tags: Bikeathon software Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Third Party Fundraising Viral Fundraising Walkathon software Walkathons Participants in the campaign raise money online in order to meet their own fundraising goal. Light Up A Life" can be found. MORE

“Going viral” isn’t really something you can predict. Why can’t we go viral like that?”. You can explain that there are essentially two ways to go viral. These groups went viral alright — and it hurt their images and their balance sheets in devastating ways.

’ series, though, is to make your video brief, friendly, perhaps a bit off-kilter, and don’t worry about whether the video goes viral. ” (For further details see SocialLens’s 2009 report on the success of the viral strategy). Viral can’t be planned.

Fellow cause marketers, wouldn’t you like a dollar for every time someone told you to ‘make it go viral?’ The beauty and frustration of virality is that you never know what will catch on. We may not be able to make things go viral by sheer force of will, but Jonah Berger has a few ideas about how to engineer messages and campaigns that are more likely to spread. by Kate Olsen, VP of Strategic Projects at Network for Good @Kate4Good.

How does a small nonprofit go viral and capture attention on the national stage? I set out to learn the answer from a Network for Good customer that has achieved the biggest exposure opportunity any business, organization, or individual could hope for: a commercial spot during the Super Bowl

He’s got some great tips on positioning your fundraising appeal to go viral! Viral marketing is the holy grail of online salesmanship. Having a product, game, or website go viral…that is, be passed on and promoted by word of mouth, personal e-mail forwards, and social media recommendations…is the quickest, cheapest way to spread the message about your product or service. The benefits of viral marketing don’t stop with online retailers, however.

” We discussed three recent social justice/action issues that went viral: Komen/Planned Parenthood (full disclosure: Stephanie and I worked together on the #takebackthepink effort in reaction to Komen’s decision), KONY 2012 , Trayvon Martin.

The video is very long, 30 minutes, on an obscure topic and was an instant viral sensation. In Matterness, I discuss the need for organizations to shift their thinking from viral videos to action cascades. A viral video is a stand alone event. Max Siderov took the viral video of Karen Klein being bullied on a school bus outside of Rochester and turned it into an action cascade by raising money for Karen on Indiegogo.

Started by 29-year-old Peter Frates and his friend Pat Quinn, both living with ALS , the awareness and fundraising campaign has gone viral and seems poised to take over the entire Facebook News Feed. What does this campaign have that makes it so successful and so viral?

Today I’ve got a particularly useful, pithy guest post from Darian Rodriguez Heyman on the elusive concept of “going viral.” And to thank you for being a great person, I offer you a FREE GIVEAWAY: I will send a free copy of Darian’s book to the first three people to post comments about “going viral” here on my blog. So what’s the secret to unlocking the “Kevin Bacon effect,” AKA viral marketing?

nonprofit communications jobs nonprofit marketing spread the word Viral Marketing Your supporters and partners are one of the most productive marketing channels you have, and one of the least expensive.

Last Thursday, Invisible Children released their tepidly anticipated sequel to the stunningly viral video Kony 2012 (over 100 million views). But if those nonprofits also have surreptitious plans, the very buzz of social media and viral popularity might also out those plans.

He’s got some great tips on positioning your fundraising appeal to go viral! Viral marketing is the holy grail of online salesmanship. Having a product, game, or website go viral…that is, be passed on and promoted by word of mouth, personal e-mail forwards, and social media recommendations…is the quickest, cheapest way to spread the message about your product or service. The benefits of viral marketing don’t stop with online retailers, however.

” We discussed three recent social justice/action issues that went viral: Komen/Planned Parenthood (full disclosure: Stephanie and I worked together on the #takebackthepink effort in reaction to Komen’s decision), KONY 2012 , Trayvon Martin.

The video is very long, 30 minutes, on an obscure topic and was an instant viral sensation. In Matterness, I discuss the need for organizations to shift their thinking from viral videos to action cascades. A viral video is a stand alone event. Max Siderov took the viral video of Karen Klein being bullied on a school bus outside of Rochester and turned it into an action cascade by raising money for Karen on Indiegogo.

Marketing maven Seth Godin has reviewed four recent viral ‘phenoms’ … suggesting what can be learned form each. I’m hopeful that good causes and complicated ideas benefit from rapid viral spread among strangers moving forward. One of them is the Kony video, presented by Invisible Children, currently at about 72 million views.

The Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania (SBAWP) recently launched "Light up a Life," a viral fundraising campaign. Tags: Bikeathon software Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Third Party Fundraising Viral Fundraising Walkathon software Walkathons Participants in the campaign raise money online in order to meet their own fundraising goal. Light Up A Life" can be found.

Fundraising Tips Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Third Party Fundraising Viral FundraisingAudubon Society Chapters across the United States rely on their annual Bird-a-thons for fundraising and community building. Teams of people set out to identify as many species of bird as they can over a designated time frame. At the same.

Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Third Party Fundraising Viral Fundraising WalkathonsThe most effective peer to peer fundraiser asks the right people, makes the ask in person, on the phone or by email, and asks more than once. Fundraising is personal and is done on the ground. If you think, posting.

Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Viral Fundraising Walkathon software WalkathonsSummer is officially here and for many organizations, that means it is finally fundraising season. So many of our clients rely on a major annual fundraising Walk or Run to raise money for their vital programs. Since we have been.

Durrette Consulting has created some good viral fundraising campaigns that can be found here: [link] Also available at the link above is a brief explanation of viral fundraising. Key takeaways include: Viral fundraising campaigns can take many forms and are. Tags: Fundraising Tips Viral Fundraising

Bikeathon software Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Social Media and Nonprofits Software for Nonprofits Third Party Fundraising Triathlon Fundraising Software Viral Fundraising Walkathon software WalkathonsThe most common element of peer to peer event and fundraising sites is the home page thermometer displaying the fundraising goal of the event and the amount of money raised to date.

Viral fundraising campaigns are becoming vital components of nonprofit fundraising portfolios. The Darling Home for Kids, [link] in Milton, Ontario started a viral fundraising campaign using SWEET software to. Tags: Viral Fundraising And it's not just in the form of walkathons and events.

Free Resources for Nonprofits Marathon Fundraising Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Viral Fundraising Walkathon software [link] [link] [link] From the "if its too good to be true it is" files, many charities depending on Give to the Max day in Minnesota were left to fend for themselves when Razoo''s donation web service crashed. Razoo, which.

Bikeathon software Bikeathons Fundraising Tips Mobile Fundraising Online Fundraising Peer to Peer Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Viral Fundraising Walkathon software Walkathons 30-40% of the traffic to your Peer to Peer (P2P) fundraising site will come from phone and tablets. Much of this traffic is the result of email referrals by the fundraisers to their friends and family asking for donations on.

Have you ever looked at an online video and wished you could make a viral video for your nonprofit? Have you ever wondered what effect a viral video campaign could have on your nonprofit’s visibility? Here are 5 steps to a successful viral video campaign.

Marshall University has added a viral fundraising campaign to its development portfolio. Tags: Alumni Fundraising Fundraising Tips Online Fundraising Viral Fundraising The newly launched campaign is called Give to Marshall and can be viewed online here: [link] The goals of the campaign are to: raise funds in support of.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta recently launched Community Campaign 2010, a viral fundraising campaign that hopes to use the dollars raised to aid the most vulnerable among us, ensure that Jewish culture and traditions live on, and strengthen the. Tags: Fundraising Tips Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Viral Fundraising

Viral marketing is the holy grail of online salesmanship. Having a product, game, or website go viral… that is, be passed on and promoted by word of mouth, personal e-mail forwards, and social media recommendations… is the quickest, cheapest way to spread the message about your product or service. The benefits of viral marketing don’t stop with online retailers, however. 10,000 asks don’t go viral. $10 The same is true for your viral fundraising effort.

Free Resources for Nonprofits Fundraising Tips Marathon Fundraising Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Triathlon Fundraising Software Viral FundraisingIt's always nice to spotlight our clients who make the most of their event with the SWEET Fundraising Software for A-thons. JRunners ([link] did just that in a recent 5K Race ([link] where they raised over $90,000 for Our Place.

Here’s what he says about creating successful viral videos … something most nonprofits have attempted to do by now: “There are no rules for making a viral video. But all viral videos give the user a reason to pass it on. Think of your (hopefully) viral messaging in that way. Ricky Van Veen started College Humor in his dorm room. The website now has 10,000,000 unique visitors a month, and his company produces TV shows, films, live tours and books.

A few days ago, I posted some advice regarding creating online videos deserving of viral success. Here are two examples of such videos. The first comes from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and deals with the Gulf oil spill. I think you’ll find this video moving … but I’ll let it speak for itself on that score.*. But additionally, this video isn’t just hanging out there.

"In a time when major donors and sponsors have decided to run and hide, viral fundraising programs have increasingly become the fundraising apparatus of choice for orgs that need to cost effectively raise a lot of money in a short. Tags: Viral Fundraising

Yet today also is the day possibly the 75 millionth person watches the viral video phenomenon ‘Kony 2012′ The video tells the moving story of Joseph Kony of Uganda who was certainly known (7-8 years ago) for kidnapping boys and forcing them to serve in his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and the viral video campaign by Invisible Children to raise money and awareness to have him brought to justice. Why has it gone viral? But will it hold up to scrutiny?

The infographic lists examples of social media campaigns for charity that “went viral”: Random Acts. Are you sick of trying to persuade social media naysayers that the tools can actually accomplish some good in the world? Show them this great infographic by Bluehost.

As Peter Panepento shared on our blog a couple of weeks ago , going viral isn’t always a good thing. And speaking of trying to go viral, Michelle Linn at Content Marketing Institute pleads for us to Stop the Checklist Mentality: Why You May Not Need a New Video, Podcast or Infographic.